West Virginia University

This study aimed to collect plasma from people who recovered from COVID-19 and give it to critically ill patients to help them fight the infection. The study enrolled 117 participants but faced major challenges because West Virginia lacked the equipment and licenses needed to col…

This study tested whether deep brain stimulation (DBS) could help one person with severe, long-term opioid addiction that didn't improve with other treatments. The goal was to see if the procedure was safe and could reduce opioid use. The participant received either active or sha…

This study tested a procedure called endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (EUS-RFA) to relieve severe pain in 19 people with advanced pancreatic cancer that could not be removed by surgery. The treatment uses heat to target nerves that carry pain signals. The goal…

This study looked at how the body processes the antiviral drug acyclovir in people with obesity compared to those without. Researchers tested a special weight-based dosing formula in 13 hospitalized patients. The goal was to see if this adjusted dose leads to similar drug levels …